an act of spending money freely or extravagantly 挥霍金钱 the annual pre-Christmas splurge. 一年一度的圣诞节节前大采购。 ■a large or excessive amount of something 大量的东西;过量的东西 there has recently been a splurge of teach-yourself books. 最近有大量自学书籍上市。
verb
[with obj.]spend (money) freely or extravagantly 挥霍,大手大脚地花钱 I'd splurged about £2,500 on clothes. 我狂买衣服花了大约2,500英镑。 [no obj.]we splurged on T-bone steaks. 我们去餐馆大吃T型骨嫩牛排。
语源
early 19th cent. (originally US): probably imitative